Tanner Koziol
{{Short description|American football player}}
{{use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}
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Tanner Koziol is an American football tight end for the Wisconsin Badgers. He previously played for the Ball State Cardinals.
Early life and high school
Koziol attended Mount Vernon High School in Fortville, Indiana. He was rated as a three-star recruit.{{cite web |last1=Connolly |first1=Matt |title=Ball State TE transfer Tanner Koziol commits to Wisconsin |url=https://www.on3.com/news/ball-state-te-transfer-tanner-koziol-commits-to-wisconsin/ |website=On3.com |date=14 December 2024 |access-date=15 December 2024}} Initially, Koziol committed to play college football for the North Dakota Fighting Hawks.{{cite web |last1=Guskey |first1=Jordan |title=Tanner Koziol talks about being one of the members of BSU football’s 2021 recruiting class to grayshirt |url=https://www.thestarpress.com/story/sports/college/ball-state/2021/07/17/ball-state-football-2021-ncaa-bsu/7976524002/ |website=The Star-Press |date=17 July 2021 |access-date=15 December 2024}} However, he later flipped his commitment to play for the Ball State Cardinals.{{cite web |title=Ball State football: Why Tanner Koziol stayed after near transfer |url=https://www.thestarpress.com/story/sports/college/ball-state/2024/10/15/ball-state-football-why-tanner-koziol-stayed-after-near-transfer/75627330007/ |website=The Star-Press |first=Cade |last=Hampton |date=15 October 2024 |access-date=15 December 2024}}
College career
= Ball State =
As a freshman in 2022, Koziol hauled in 35 receptions for 373 yards and seven touchdowns, earning freshman all-American honors.{{cite web |last1=Becker |first1=Dana |title=Wisconsin football adds top transfer portal tight end in Tanner Koziol |url=https://www.si.com/college/wisconsin/football/wisconsin-football-adds-top-transfer-portal-tight-end-in-tanner-koziol-01jf3f5p7ms6 |work=Wisconsin Badgers on SI|publisher=Sports Illustrated |date=14 December 2024 |access-date=15 December 2024}} In 2023, he hauled in 34 passes for 295 yards and three touchdowns for the Cardinals, earning third-team all-Mid-American Conference (MAC) honors. After the season, Koziol entered the NCAA transfer portal and transferred to play for the Louisville Cardinals before de-committing and returning to Ball State. During the 2024 season, he notched 94 receptions for 839 yards and eight touchdowns and was named second-team all-MAC.{{cite web |last1=Olson |first1=Max |title=Tanner Koziol transferring from Ball State to Wisconsin |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/42970556/tanner-koziol-transferring-ball-state-wisconsin |website=ESPN |date=14 December 2024 |access-date=15 December 2024}} After the season, Koziol entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.{{cite web |last1=Hampton |first1=Cade |title=Ball State football star tight end Tanner Koziol to enter transfer portal |url=https://www.thestarpress.com/story/sports/college/ball-state/2024/12/06/ball-state-football-star-tight-end-tanner-koziol-enters-transfer-portal/76825282007/ |website=The Star-Press |date=6 December 2024 |access-date=15 December 2024}}
= Wisconsin =
Koziol transferred to play for the Wisconsin Badgers.
Koziol transferred away from Wisconsin after 15 practices
=Statistics=
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| rowspan="2"| Season
! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="4"| Receiving | ||||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | |
| colspan="8" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Ball State Cardinals|color=white}}" | Ball State Cardinals | ||||||
| 2022
| 12 || 5 || 35 || 373 || 10.7 || 7 | ||||||
| 2023
| 12 || 9 || 34 || 295 || 8.7 || 3 | ||||||
| 2024
| 12 || 8 || 94 || 839 || 8.9 || 8 | ||||||
| [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tanner-koziol-1.html Career] | 36 | 22 | 163 | 1,507 | 9.2 | 18 |
References
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External links
- [https://ballstatesports.com/sports/football/roster/tanner-koziol/11998 Ball State Cardinals bio]
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Category:Ball State Cardinals football players
Category:American football tight ends